1. A method for transmitting information in a wireless communication system, comprising:
generating a first acquisition pilot that carries system determination information;
generating a second acquisition pilot based on a sector identity; and
transmitting the first and second acquisition pilots to terminals within the wireless communication system, wherein the first acquisition pilot is sent on a set of subcarriers centered at or near a center frequency of a carrier.', 'generating a first acquisition pilot that carries system determination information;', 'generating a second acquisition pilot based on a sector identity; and', 'transmitting the first and second acquisition pilots to terminals within the wireless communication system, wherein the first acquisition pilot is sent on a set of subcarriers centered at or near a center frequency of a carrier.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first acquisition pilot is carried within a superframe preamble.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first acquisition pilot is sent on a subset of all subcarriers available for transmission in the wireless communication system.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the second acquisition pilot is generated based further on a bandwidth of operation, or a cyclic prefix length, or both.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
generating a third acquisition pilot that includes a sequence that depends on a bandwidth of operation, or a cyclic prefix length, or both.', 'generating a third acquisition pilot that includes a sequence that depends on a bandwidth of operation, or a cyclic prefix length, or both.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first acquisition pilot is scrambled by contents of the second acquisition pilot to distinguish sectors.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second acquisition pilots are transmitted in non-consecutive orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second acquisition pilots are transmitted in consecutive orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first acquisition pilot is generated utilizing one of a set of orthogonal sequences

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the set of orthogonal sequences is a set of Walsh codes

11. The method of claim 1, wherein a center subcarrier of the first acquisition pilot is approximately a center subcarrier of the first and second acquisition pilots

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the first acquisition pilot indicates a cyclic prefix length used in data transmitted

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the first acquisition pilot indicates whether synchronous or asynchronous operation is utilized

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the first acquisition pilot indicates whether half-duplex operation is utilized

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the first acquisition pilot indicates whether frequency re-use is utilized

16. The method of claim 2, wherein there are at least three orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols in the superframe preamble

17. A wireless communications apparatus, comprising:
at least one processor configured to generate a first acquisition pilot that carries system determination information, to generate a second acquisition pilot based on a sector identity, and to transmit the first and second acquisition pilots, wherein the first acquisition pilot is sent on a set of subcarriers centered at or near a center frequency of a carrier; and
a memory coupled to the at least one processor.', 'at least one processor configured to generate a first acquisition pilot that carries system determination information, to generate a second acquisition pilot based on a sector identity, and to transmit the first and second acquisition pilots, wherein the first acquisition pilot is sent on a set of subcarriers centered at or near a center frequency of a carrier; and', 'a memory coupled to the at least one processor

18. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 17, wherein the first acquisition pilot is carried within a superframe preamble

19. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 17, wherein the first acquisition pilot is sent on a subset of all subcarriers available for transmission in the wireless communication system.

20. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 17, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to generate the second acquisition pilot based further on a bandwidth of operation, or a cyclic prefix length, or both.

21. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 17, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to generate a third acquisition pilot that includes a sequence that depends on a bandwidth of operation, or a cyclic prefix length, or both.

22. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 17, wherein the first acquisition pilot is scrambled by contents of the second acquisition pilot to distinguish sectors.

23. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 17, wherein the first and second acquisition pilots are transmitted in non-consecutive orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols.

24. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 17, wherein the first and second acquisition pilots are transmitted in consecutive orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols.

25. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 17, wherein the first acquisition pilot is generated utilizing one of a set of orthogonal sequences.

26. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 25, wherein the set of orthogonal sequences is a set of Walsh codes.

27. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 17, wherein a center subcarrier of the first acquisition pilot is approximately a center subcarrier of the first and second acquisition pilots.

28. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 17, wherein the first acquisition pilot indicates a cyclic prefix length used in data transmitted.

29. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 17, wherein the first acquisition pilot indicates whether synchronous or asynchronous operation is utilized.

30. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 17, wherein the first acquisition pilot indicates whether half-duplex operation is utilized.

31. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 17, wherein the first acquisition pilot indicates whether frequency re-use is utilized.

32. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 18, wherein there are at least three orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols in the superframe preamble.

33. A wireless communications apparatus that communicates information, comprising:
means for generating a first acquisition pilot that carries system determination information;
means for generating a second acquisition pilot based on a sector identity; and
means for transmitting the first and second acquisition pilots to terminals within a wireless communication system, wherein the first acquisition pilot is sent on a set of subcarriers centered at or near a center frequency of a carrier.', 'means for generating a first acquisition pilot that carries system determination information;', 'means for generating a second acquisition pilot based on a sector identity; and', 'means for transmitting the first and second acquisition pilots to terminals within a wireless communication system, wherein the first acquisition pilot is sent on a set of subcarriers centered at or near a center frequency of a carrier.

34. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 33, wherein the first acquisition pilot is carried within a superframe preamble.

35. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 33, further comprising:
means for generating a third acquisition pilot that includes a sequence that depends on a bandwidth of operation, or a cyclic prefix length, or both.', 'means for generating a third acquisition pilot that includes a sequence that depends on a bandwidth of operation, or a cyclic prefix length, or both.

36. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 33, wherein the first acquisition pilot is scrambled by contents of the second acquisition pilot to distinguish sectors.

37. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 33, wherein the first and second acquisition pilots are transmitted in non-consecutive orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols.

38. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 33, wherein the first and second acquisition pilots are transmitted in consecutive orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols.

39. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 33, wherein the first acquisition pilot is generated utilizing one of a set of orthogonal sequences.

40. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 39, wherein the set of orthogonal sequences is a set of Walsh Codes.

41. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 33, wherein a center subcarrier of the first acquisition pilot is approximately a center subcarrier of the first and second acquisition pilots.

42. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 33, wherein the first acquisition pilot indicates a cyclic prefix length used in data transmitted.

43. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 33, wherein the first acquisition pilot indicates whether synchronous or asynchronous operation is utilized.

44. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 33, wherein the first acquisition pilot indicates whether half-duplex operation is utilized.

45. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 33, wherein the first acquisition pilot indicates whether frequency re-use is utilized.

46. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 34, wherein there are at least three orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols in the superframe preamble.

47. A computer program product, comprising:
a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising:
code for causing at least one computer to generate a first acquisition pilot that carries system determination information;
code for causing the at least one computer to generate a second acquisition pilot based on a sector identity; and
code for causing the at least one computer to convey the first and second acquisition pilots to terminals within a wireless communication system, wherein the first acquisition pilot is sent on a set of subcarriers centered at or near a center frequency of a carrier.', 'a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising:
code for causing at least one computer to generate a first acquisition pilot that carries system determination information;
code for causing the at least one computer to generate a second acquisition pilot based on a sector identity; and
code for causing the at least one computer to convey the first and second acquisition pilots to terminals within a wireless communication system, wherein the first acquisition pilot is sent on a set of subcarriers centered at or near a center frequency of a carrier.', 'code for causing at least one computer to generate a first acquisition pilot that carries system determination information;', 'code for causing the at least one computer to generate a second acquisition pilot based on a sector identity; and', 'code for causing the at least one computer to convey the first and second acquisition pilots to terminals within a wireless communication system, wherein the first acquisition pilot is sent on a set of subcarriers centered at or near a center frequency of a carrier.

48. A wireless communication apparatus, comprising:
a processor configured to:
generate a first acquisition pilot that carries system determination information;
generate a second acquisition pilot based on a sector identity; and
transmit the first and second acquisition pilots to terminals within a wireless communication system, wherein the first acquisition pilot is sent on a set of subcarriers centered at or near a center frequency of a carrier; and

a memory coupled to the processor.', 'a processor configured to:
generate a first acquisition pilot that carries system determination information;
generate a second acquisition pilot based on a sector identity; and
transmit the first and second acquisition pilots to terminals within a wireless communication system, wherein the first acquisition pilot is sent on a set of subcarriers centered at or near a center frequency of a carrier; and', 'generate a first acquisition pilot that carries system determination information;', 'generate a second acquisition pilot based on a sector identity; and', 'transmit the first and second acquisition pilots to terminals within a wireless communication system, wherein the first acquisition pilot is sent on a set of subcarriers centered at or near a center frequency of a carrier; and', 'a memory coupled to the processor.

49. A method for receiving information in a wireless communications system, comprising:
detecting a first acquisition pilot sent on a set of subcarriers centered at or near a center frequency of a carrier;
utilizing the first acquisitidn pilot to obtain system determination information;
detecting a second acquisition pilot; and
utilizing the second acquisition pilot to obtain a sector identity.', 'detecting a first acquisition pilot sent on a set of subcarriers centered at or near a center frequency of a carrier;', 'utilizing the first acquisitidn pilot to obtain system determination information;', 'detecting a second acquisition pilot; and', 'utilizing the second acquisition pilot to obtain a sector identity.

50. The method of claim 49, wherein the first acquisition pilot is carried within a superframe preamble.

51. The method of claim 49, wherein the first acquisition pilot includes system determination information.

52. The method of claim 49, further comprising:
correlating the second acquisition pilot using a sector hypothesis.', 'correlating the second acquisition pilot using a sector hypothesis.

53. The method of claim 49, further comprising:
correlating the first acquisition pilot using one of a set of orthogonal sequences.', 'correlating the first acquisition pilot using one of a set of orthogonal sequences.

54. The method of claim 49, further comprising:
correlating the first acquisition pilot using a PN sequence or a phase offset obtained from the second acquisition pilot.', 'correlating the first acquisition pilot using a PN sequence or a phase offset obtained from the second acquisition pilot.

55. The method of claim 49, wherein the first acquisition pilot is scrambled by contents of the second acquisition pilot to distinguish sectors.

56. The method of claim 49, further comprising:
detecting a third acquisition pilot, wherein the third acquisition pilot indicates a cyclic prefix length used in transmitted data.', 'detecting a third acquisition pilot, wherein the third acquisition pilot indicates a cyclic prefix length used in transmitted data.

57. The method of claim 49, wherein the first and second acquisition pilots are detected in non-consecutive orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols.

58. The method of claim 49, wherein the first and second acquisition pilots are detected in consecutive orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols.

59. The method of claim 49, wherein the first acquisition pilot is sent on a subset of all subcarriers available for transmission in the wireless communication system.

60. The method of claim 49, wherein the first acquisition pilot indicates whether synchronous or asynchronous operation is utilized, or whether half-duplex operation is utilized, or whether frequency re-use is utilized, or combinations thereof.

61. A wireless communications apparatus, comprising:
at least one processor configured to detect a first acquisition pilot sent on a set of subcarriers centered at or near a center frequency of a carrier, to utilize the first acquisition pilot to obtain system determination information, to detect a second acquisition pilot, and to utilize the second acquisition pilot to obtain a sector identity; and
a memory coupled to the at least one processor.', 'at least one processor configured to detect a first acquisition pilot sent on a set of subcarriers centered at or near a center frequency of a carrier, to utilize the first acquisition pilot to obtain system determination information, to detect a second acquisition pilot, and to utilize the second acquisition pilot to obtain a sector identity; and', 'a memory coupled to the at least one processor.

62. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 61, wherein the first acquisition pilot is carried within a superframe preamble.

63. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 61, wherein the first acquisition pilot includes system determination information.

64. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 61, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to correlate the second acquisition pilot using a sector hypothesis.

65. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 61, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to correlate the first acquisition pilot using one of a set of orthogonal sequences.

66. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 61, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to correlate the first acquisition pilot using a PN sequence or a phase offset obtained from the second acquisition pilot.

67. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 61, wherein the first acquisition pilot is scrambled by contents of the second acquisition pilot to distinguish sectors.

68. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 61, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to detect a third acquisition pilot, wherein the third acquisition pilot indicates a cyclic prefix length used in transmitted data.

69. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 61, wherein the first and second acquisition pilots are detected in non-consecutive orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols.

70. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 61, wherein the first and second acquisition pilots are detected in consecutive orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols.

71. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 61, wherein the first acquisition pilot is sent on a subset of all subcarriers available for transmission in the wireless communication system.

72. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 61, wherein the first acquisition pilot indicates whether synchronous or asynchronous operation is utilized, or whether half-duplex operation is utilized, or whether frequency re-use is utilized, or combinations thereof.

73. A wireless communications apparatus that receives information, comprising:
means for detecting a first acquisition pilot sent on a set of subcarriers centered at or near a center frequency of a carrier;
means for utilizing the first acquisition pilot to obtain system determination information;
means for detecting a second acquisition pilot; and
means for utilizing the second acquisition pilot to obtain a sector identity.', 'means for detecting a first acquisition pilot sent on a set of subcarriers centered at or near a center frequency of a carrier;', 'means for utilizing the first acquisition pilot to obtain system determination information;', 'means for detecting a second acquisition pilot; and', 'means for utilizing the second acquisition pilot to obtain a sector identity.

74. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 73, wherein the first acquisition pilot is carried within a superframe preamble.

75. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 73, wherein the first acquisition pilot includes system determination information.

76. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 73, further comprising:
means for correlating the second acquisition pilot using a sector hypothesis.', 'means for correlating the second acquisition pilot using a sector hypothesis.

77. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 73, further comprising:
means for correlating the first acquisition pilot using one of a set of orthogonal sequences.', 'means for correlating the first acquisition pilot using one of a set of orthogonal sequences.

78. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 73, further comprising:
means for correlating the first acquisition pilot using a PN sequence or a phase offset obtained from the second acquisition pilot.', 'means for correlating the first acquisition pilot using a PN sequence or a phase offset obtained from the second acquisition pilot.

79. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 73, wherein the first acquisition pilot is scrambled by contents of the second acquisition pilot to distinguish sectors.

80. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 73, further comprising:
means for detecting a third acquisition pilot, wherein the third acquisition pilot indicates a cyclic prefix length used in transmitted data.', 'means for detecting a third acquisition pilot, wherein the third acquisition pilot indicates a cyclic prefix length used in transmitted data.

81. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 73, wherein the first and second acquisition pilots are detected in non-consecutive orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols.

82. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 73, wherein the first and second acquisition pilots are detected in consecutive orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols.

83. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 73, wherein the first acquisition pilot is sent on a subset of all subcarriers available for transmission in the wireless communication system.

84. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 73, wherein the first acquisition pilot indicates whether synchronous or asynchronous operation is utilized, or whether half-duplex operation is utilized, or whether frequency re-use is utilized, or combinations thereof.

85. A computer program product, comprising:
a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising:
code for causing at least one computer to detect a first acquisition pilot sent on a set of subcarriers centered at or near a center frequency of a carrier;
code for causing the at least one computer to obtain system determination information from the first acquisition pilot;
code for causing the at least one computer to detect a second acquisition pilot; and
code for causing the at least one computer to obtain a sector identity from the second acquisition pilot.', 'a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising:
code for causing at least one computer to detect a first acquisition pilot sent on a set of subcarriers centered at or near a center frequency of a carrier;
code for causing the at least one computer to obtain system determination information from the first acquisition pilot;
code for causing the at least one computer to detect a second acquisition pilot; and
code for causing the at least one computer to obtain a sector identity from the second acquisition pilot.', 'code for causing at least one computer to detect a first acquisition pilot sent on a set of subcarriers centered at or near a center frequency of a carrier;', 'code for causing the at least one computer to obtain system determination information from the first acquisition pilot;', 'code for causing the at least one computer to detect a second acquisition pilot; and', 'code for causing the at least one computer to obtain a sector identity from the second acquisition pilot.

86. A wireless communication apparatus, comprising:
a processor configured to:
detect a first acquisition pilot that includes system determination information and is sent on a set of subcarriers centered at or near a center frequency of a carrier;
obtain the system determination included in the first acquisition pilot;
detect a second acquisition pilot; and
obtain a sector identity from the second acquisition pilot, and

a memory coupled to the processor.', 'a processor configured to:
detect a first acquisition pilot that includes system determination information and is sent on a set of subcarriers centered at or near a center frequency of a carrier;
obtain the system determination included in the first acquisition pilot;
detect a second acquisition pilot; and
obtain a sector identity from the second acquisition pilot, and', 'detect a first acquisition pilot that includes system determination information and is sent on a set of subcarriers centered at or near a center frequency of a carrier;', 'obtain the system determination included in the first acquisition pilot;', 'detect a second acquisition pilot; and', 'obtain a sector identity from the second acquisition pilot, and', 'a memory coupled to the processor.']